WBTC (AM)
WBTC is an AM radio station in Uhrichsville, Ohio, United States, broadcasting on 1540 kHz with a classic hits format.
The station was founded in 1963 by James Natoli and was held in the name of his company, Tuscarawas Broadcasting. Natoli died on June 1, 2017.
WBTC features locally oriented hosts on weekday drive-times: Brad Shupe in mornings and Nathan Cozart in afternoons and Eddie Hawkins Saturdays 8-12. Under its previous talk format, the station also carried locally hosted talk shows Dial-and-Deal with J.R. Richards and Dial-and-Speak conducted by Dr. Andrea Fanti - the only call-in radio show in Tuscarawas County - in addition to The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Sean Hannity Show, and had been an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio for evenings and weekends. In October 2017, WBTC shifted to oldies programming on evenings and weekends, and took the format full-time that November. And now plays the Big Classic hits
Unlike most radio stations in the Northeastern United States assigned to the clear-channel frequency of 1540 kHz, WBTC has five watts of night power assigned. Prior to adding an FM translator in 2016, WBTC voluntarily signed off nightly at 9:00 p.m., but has since taken a 24-hour program lineup.
WBTC also offers on-line streaming from its web page.
Effective July 8, 2022, Tuscarawas Broadcasting sold WBTC and translator W270CI to WBTC Radio LLC for $50,000.